Homeless man struck Tuesday in Daphne dies of injuries

DAPHNE, Ala. -- A homeless man struck by a car Tuesday afternoon in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 beneath the U.S. 98 overpass in Daphne, died of his injuries on Wednesday morning, police said.

The man's identity was not released because next of kin had not been notified, and family notification can prove especially difficult for homeless people, said Daphne police spokesman Lt. Jud Beedy.

The man had been transported Tuesday to the University of South Alabama Medical Center, where he died at about 7 a.m. Wednesday, Beedy said.

Beedy said the man had been trying to cross from the south side of I-10 to the north side at about 5 p.m. Tuesday when he was struck. The driver was not cited, and the incident appears to be an accident, Beedy said.

Homeless and transient people occasionally camp out under the twin overpasses, he said.